Crafts
We Lost Our Dining Room Table Because of Shabby Chic
Mar 9th
Hope you got a chance to catch my last post, the one where I rant and rave about this decorating rage that has hit the female population called Shabby Chic. You know I was telling you about my wife Doris who’s just gone nuts over this Shabby Chic thing, well now she sold our dining room table just to make room for different table that will be “Shabby Chic”. I guess I should start at the being.
You Guys know how sometime your better half will strike up a conversation on just about anything but won’t truly reveal her true motives, well this happen to me just the other day. I was trying to catch up on some work when I hear Doris in the next room saying “Here is the cuties little Mission style hardwood dining table and six chairs on A blog I have ever seen” being the typical male that I’m, I didn’t immediately pick up on what was to happen next; however, I go out of town the following day on business when I get a call from my sweet little Doris that she sold our $900 dining table for $350.
I will stop here you can catch how it turns out in tomorrow’s Post.
Guilding a Picture Frame
Sep 3rd
If you have an old frame that could do with a bit of a make-over, or you might have a painting from an pet portrait artist, and need an expensive looking frame for it, gilding could be the answer.
To prepare the frame, you’ll need to first remove any old varnish or wax. Once this is done, and the frame is free of dirt or grease, you can apply several coats of gesso to the frame. When this has time to dry properly, you can apply a layer of leaf metal size over the surface, paying attention to the nooks and crannies in more ornate frames
Gold leaf is purchase from craft stores as very thin sheets. So thin, that the slightly movement of air will disturb the leaf. Because of this, it’s best to place the sheets on a cushion placed in cardboard box with the top and front removed, this will shield the leaf from draughts.
Paint the gessoed frame with size, when this is dry, use a soft wide brush to pick up a piece of gold leaf and place on the frame, You’ll find that there is enough static in the brush to attract the leaf as soon as the brush gets near it. If not, rub the end of the brush on your forehead or cheek to pick up a little grease for the leaf to stick to. Once the leaf is in position, tap it in place with the end of the brush and into any crevices on the frame.
If you already have a guilt frame and merely wish to restore a damaged area of guilt, the best thing to use is wax gilt. Choose a colour that matches your existing frame and just rub it into the required area
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Remember, pet portraits are for life, not just for Christmas!
Hummels Figurines Are Collectors Treasures
Aug 11th
What would be the perfect gift to give to somebody special? Somebody who appreciates beauty and art and the innocence of youth as well as having the eyes for quality and fine craftsmanship. Figurines. Porcelain figurines. What, on the other hand, would be the kind of exquisite porcelain figurine that suits your standards? That would only be a Hummel porcelain figurine. As you make the best choice of purchasing a Hummel figurine, you are assured on its quality and real value because Hummels figurines collectibles are well- loved all over the world.
Hummels figurines has a long and interesting history. It started when Franz Goebel, a porcelain company owner made a partnership with Sister Maria Innocentia Hummel, a nun and an artist. Goebel wanted to create a new line of porcelain figurines, and he did so, modeling them on Sister Maria’s wonderful postcard prints. From then came the various lines and themes of hummels figurines that are timelessly charming and inspiring, a collector’s treasure in their keeping.